NEW YORK, NY Tuesday Jul.19.2005 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- It may come as a surprise, but Missy Elliott had to convince Ciara to rap on the track, "Lose Control."

The catchy song is the first single off Missy's album "The Cookbook."

"It was funny because Ciara don't rap and I had her rapping," a laughing Missy told MTV.com.

According to Missy, Ciara was initially concerned about how she'd sound and whether her fans would like hearing the crunk singer rap.

Explained Missy, "She was like, 'Is this gonna sound messed up? My fans are gonna be mad.' I told her to just do it and if it sounds crazy, I won't put it up there."

Obviously, Ciara's rapping made the final cut, and now she and Missy have a hit on their hands.

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